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from michigan and an arizona republican rep. at 9:15 eastern, we'll look administration's new rules regarding the type of snacks phones sold in school vending machines. our guest is the food safety reporter for bloomberg news. host: it is primary day in michigan and arizona. polls are showing a very tight race for mitt romney in his native state of michigan, but the former massachusetts governor has a double-digit lead in arizona. look for our coverage tonight of the two primaries on cspan.org. president obama who need the state of michigan for a second term will speak in washington today before the united autoworkers. we'll cover the president's speech. go our website for more details. good morning, everyone, on this tuesday, february, 28. you've heard the back and forth over higher education with president obama engaging the former pennsylvania senator rick santorum on the issue yesterday and governor romney adding his thoughts as well. what's your take on this? how will the debate impact your vote? >> we also want to get some
from michigan and an arizona republican rep. at 9:15 eastern, we'll look administration's new rules regarding the type of snacks phones sold in school vending machines. our guest is the food safety reporter for bloomberg news. host: it is primary day in michigan and arizona. polls are showing a very tight race for mitt romney in his native state of michigan, but the former massachusetts governor has a double-digit lead in arizona. look for our coverage tonight of the two primaries on cspan.org....
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minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania, to blunt some of this romney move. pennsylvania, i don't really buy that competitive. i have been keeping a close eye on it for a long time. if it is going to be, it's going to be because republicans will be able to turn out a large number of voters if in the western half of the state, pittsburg, erie, johnstown. the darnestown congressional district is now held by congressman mark kris, the only district in the country to have voted for john carey in 2004 and john mccain in 2008, the only district that slipped from democratic to republican in between those two elections. was are the voters president wants, clinging to their guns and religion, the kind of white working-class workers that the president is having the most trouble connecting with. the obama campaign is advertising as well. they have a turnout machine in philadelphia. pacs don't want the obama campaign to gin up their turnout machine. i think that machine will start to get engaged and that machine will drive president obama's margin down there. that's in s
minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania, to blunt some of this romney move. pennsylvania, i don't really buy that competitive. i have been keeping a close eye on it for a long time. if it is going to be, it's going to be because republicans will be able to turn out a large number of voters if in the western half of the state, pittsburg, erie, johnstown. the darnestown congressional district is now held by congressman mark kris, the only district in the country to have voted for john carey in 2004 and...
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i think republicans took the advantage of her on popularity in michigan -- lack of popularity in michigan. if in the second obama term he is reelected, she may receive a high cabinet position. host: tom joins us from massachusetts now. caller: a few callers ago referred to florida as being ruled by republicans for the last 10 years. the bluest states, the most liberal states, in massachusetts it was the land of the blue hills. we have had the past three speakers of the house be convicted felons for doing all sorts of wrong things with their power and gaining favor monetarily in the state. the state is so overruled with regulation, bylaws, and taxation, the private-sector is just selling beyond belief. we have things that create problems that are totally unnecessary. the state code is so rigid that no one could build their own house by themselves anymore. it has probably increased by 35% to 40% because of the extra things you have to place in a house, like safe windows and bracketing. many, many things make it so expensive to live in this state. it is totally unfair to the private sector.
i think republicans took the advantage of her on popularity in michigan -- lack of popularity in michigan. if in the second obama term he is reelected, she may receive a high cabinet position. host: tom joins us from massachusetts now. caller: a few callers ago referred to florida as being ruled by republicans for the last 10 years. the bluest states, the most liberal states, in massachusetts it was the land of the blue hills. we have had the past three speakers of the house be convicted felons...
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i still have the ability to buy a gun in michigan after that. after i bought all my guns and sold all my guns, a judge issued a mental order against me because they thought that was kind of crazy buying all those guns. where i lived in the neighborhood i live, i swear, pedro, night after night, four months and months, before i even thought about buying a gun, i would hear people kicking down the door in the alley. i lived on the first floor and i would hear people kicking down the door in the alley to test blocks to see whose locks were unlocked. that's what they do. host: let's leave it there. we want to give a chance for other people to offer their perspective. this is from twitter -- we want to hear from you about the laws in your state relating to guns. but robert, republican line, laurel, maryland, good morning. caller: blahs in maryland -- the laws in maryland -- i am a discharged military personnel and i am able to buy weapons. the stand your ground laws should be in your home therap. anything outside my home belongs to the police. host:
i still have the ability to buy a gun in michigan after that. after i bought all my guns and sold all my guns, a judge issued a mental order against me because they thought that was kind of crazy buying all those guns. where i lived in the neighborhood i live, i swear, pedro, night after night, four months and months, before i even thought about buying a gun, i would hear people kicking down the door in the alley. i lived on the first floor and i would hear people kicking down the door in the...
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"michigan passes what you make of this? guest: it is a blow to working people all across the country. when you look at where unions have been successful, wages are higher. unions are responsible for lifting the american people into the middle class. through collective bargaining, sustaining and making sure people are in a decent wage. i think the president said it well. it's not an opportunity -- it is an opportunity for people to earn less when you have legislation like this. interesting how michigan moved along this line. i think there will be a backlash. once people think this through, they will fundamentally begin to realize it is important. host: pennsylvania, democratic line, joe. you are on with congressman john larson. caller: i agree with what the congressman started off saying. not talking about the fiscal cliff but about jobs. this is what you don't hear on any of the major media, especially fox. just the fiscal cliff all day long. and don't raise taxes on the wealthy or corporations. the corporations in this cou
"michigan passes what you make of this? guest: it is a blow to working people all across the country. when you look at where unions have been successful, wages are higher. unions are responsible for lifting the american people into the middle class. through collective bargaining, sustaining and making sure people are in a decent wage. i think the president said it well. it's not an opportunity -- it is an opportunity for people to earn less when you have legislation like this. interesting...
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michigan received an f with 58%. they have a series of f's for executive accountability, judicial accountability, states civil service management, state pension fund management, state insurance commission. host: when you say executive accountability, explain that. guest: there's a series of questions in there about what you have to disclose, what can the public see? are you subject to public information inquiries and freedom of information requests? it is question after question. these are just the 14 main categories. under these are 330 questions. i would urge you to dig into it. click on it, you go and you can see all the answers. there's a lot behind these letters and numbers that i'm giving you, which are just the top of them. legislature accountability is also a failing grade as well as political financing. michigan is one of three states in this country that does not require all of the disclosures, conflict of interest disclosures. idaho and vermont are the other two, which is the mysterious. if you're running
michigan received an f with 58%. they have a series of f's for executive accountability, judicial accountability, states civil service management, state pension fund management, state insurance commission. host: when you say executive accountability, explain that. guest: there's a series of questions in there about what you have to disclose, what can the public see? are you subject to public information inquiries and freedom of information requests? it is question after question. these are just...
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my northern michigan district is blessed with lots of minerals. many mining has been the foundation of northern michigan's economy. currently mining contributes over $4 billion to michigan's economy annually. and employs over 30,000 people. today new mining operations in northern michigan are being explored. the mines have the potential to create thousands of new jobs. in fact, just last week i visited one of these new mining sites, was able to see firsthand the work we are doing to responsibly utilize michigan's vast copper resources. regrettably the federal government and washington bureaucrats have been standing in the way of new mines across this country. through lawsuits and government inefficiency, the current process of acquiring permits for a new mining project can take more than a decade. that's right. a decade. while our economy is struggling, we can't afford to wait 10 years while the federal government sits on its hands. we need to encourage responsible use of our mineral resources to create jobs and keep america competitive with the r
my northern michigan district is blessed with lots of minerals. many mining has been the foundation of northern michigan's economy. currently mining contributes over $4 billion to michigan's economy annually. and employs over 30,000 people. today new mining operations in northern michigan are being explored. the mines have the potential to create thousands of new jobs. in fact, just last week i visited one of these new mining sites, was able to see firsthand the work we are doing to responsibly...
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host: next is a call from michigan. james is watching us there. caller: good morning. i am an independent. i look at this as nothing more than a back door bailout for the banks. he has already stated these loans were made and cannot be paid back. we will buy them from the banks. just to add, i do not understand what the big deal is with china. we owe the federal reserve more money than china. hopefully the senate will vote to audit the fed so we can actually see where our money goes. am i mistaken, or is am i mistaken, or is that what is going to happen? guest: i understand this is the source of all lot of concern. people say it turns out the federal reserve had these powers we were not aware of four years ago when the economy was on the brink of a depression. the federal reserve was aggressive and people did not know they had that power. if we have to look at the results. if the federal reserve did an internal -- the federal reserve did an internal study, and they said that its activities account for the creation or savings of roughly 2 million jobs. that is not somet
host: next is a call from michigan. james is watching us there. caller: good morning. i am an independent. i look at this as nothing more than a back door bailout for the banks. he has already stated these loans were made and cannot be paid back. we will buy them from the banks. just to add, i do not understand what the big deal is with china. we owe the federal reserve more money than china. hopefully the senate will vote to audit the fed so we can actually see where our money goes. am i...
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host: david optimistic in flint, michigan. before we leave the presidential campaign, want to point out one more story in the "wall street journal" -- from the "wall street journal" talking about the v.p. selection process for mitt romney who is the assumed nominee for the republican party at this point. the article from the "wall street journal's" play of the week notes that after being regularly asked about his vice-presidential pick on the campaign trail, mr. romney formerly stated the search process -- formerly started the search process by naming beth myers to head up the effort. she serves as his chief of staff when he was governor of massachusetts and campaign manager for his unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid. host: one note is expect the romney campaign to approach the selection process with an eye towards intense vetting given arizona senator john mccain's pick of alaska governor sarah palin. she brought mr. mccain large crowds but seemed ill prepared in television interviews. that's from the "wall street journal" to
host: david optimistic in flint, michigan. before we leave the presidential campaign, want to point out one more story in the "wall street journal" -- from the "wall street journal" talking about the v.p. selection process for mitt romney who is the assumed nominee for the republican party at this point. the article from the "wall street journal's" play of the week notes that after being regularly asked about his vice-presidential pick on the campaign trail, mr....
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i'm doing my part for michigan. we have a cabin. i love michigan. i'm thrilled to see their reticence. -- renaissance. host: you mentioned apple and bringing back jobs. what can the congress do to encourage apple to bring more jobs back? guest: i think we have to do in terms of tax policy. 5% of the companies have over $1 trillion overseas that they would like to repatriate, and mime messages i want to see you repatriate -- my message is a want to see you repatriate the money so there is benefit to americans, and i think that means a percentage of the money you bring back has to be specifically for building new factories, bringing manufacturing back, for creating new jobs. host: from "the washington times" -- the fiscal roundtable challenged congress to take action and the chairman said economic competitors are not waiting until after the elections to make meaningful policy changes, and we should not. guest: it sounds like a ceo would make statements like that. we have 435 members of the house. everyone in the house is up for reelection. one-third i
i'm doing my part for michigan. we have a cabin. i love michigan. i'm thrilled to see their reticence. -- renaissance. host: you mentioned apple and bringing back jobs. what can the congress do to encourage apple to bring more jobs back? guest: i think we have to do in terms of tax policy. 5% of the companies have over $1 trillion overseas that they would like to repatriate, and mime messages i want to see you repatriate -- my message is a want to see you repatriate the money so there is...
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tom from michigan is next on the republican line. caller: my name is denison calling from michigan. christmas.y dr. ron paul has stood up courageously for natural rights. and also for the constitutional limits on the general government in washington, d.c. dr. paul has staked out his positions. he doesn't shift at the wind. in a debate, he will stick to the golden rule when the audience is a billing. dr. paul has been a man of principle for decades and can articulate these positions. he brings in the young people. he spoke at the university of michigan back in 2007. he has been courageous in favor of a true free-market capitalism and of foreign policy that is ethical and moral and puts america first. i think in retirement from congress, he will be effective and perhaps we will see greater things coming from him. host: somebody mentioned the former governor of michigan, jennifer granholm, on twitter. she was nominated among others for the political year of 2012. caller: hi. good morning and merry christmas and happy new year. my hero is obama. he is a man who stands by his word. he pu
tom from michigan is next on the republican line. caller: my name is denison calling from michigan. christmas.y dr. ron paul has stood up courageously for natural rights. and also for the constitutional limits on the general government in washington, d.c. dr. paul has staked out his positions. he doesn't shift at the wind. in a debate, he will stick to the golden rule when the audience is a billing. dr. paul has been a man of principle for decades and can articulate these positions. he brings...
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host: let's hear from republican caller for michigan, marty. caller: good morning, thanks for c-span. i love your show. good morning.orni caller: i would like to the demd republicans. congress does not have a balanced approach but you forget the senate that has not balance the budget since this president has been in office. it would be fair to say that i only see taking major problems in our caucus -- entire country, and that is the democratic and republican party, sir. our debt, unfunded liabilities. you guys will not balance the budget. my daughter is in extreme debt to this country at 10 years old and i asked you guys, for god's sakes, sir, please, just stop, both of you. you are the least bipartisan guy i know, you guys all are. every single one of you. i tried to say this respectfully because you guys have crumbled our economy, and violated every part of the and the only ones who have done it is you guys and the republican party. respectfully, sir, because i in a republican. stop? ! guest: with all respect, there are plenty of us who are n
host: let's hear from republican caller for michigan, marty. caller: good morning, thanks for c-span. i love your show. good morning.orni caller: i would like to the demd republicans. congress does not have a balanced approach but you forget the senate that has not balance the budget since this president has been in office. it would be fair to say that i only see taking major problems in our caucus -- entire country, and that is the democratic and republican party, sir. our debt, unfunded...
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host: clinton township, michigan. good morning. david on independent line. caller: i think diversity of opinion is necessary and it is constructive and stuff, but my thing is, how does that reconcile with people who, with an opinion that is completely contrary to fact and reality? we have seen in a previous segment about the polls full- service, just got done singing that the postal service is funded by the sale of its products only. maybe get a hundred thousand dollars to deliver stuff from voting in -- but then you hear a guy calling and saying he is tired of little guy funding the postal service. she just said it is funded by the sale of the province but there are a lot of people out there who feel and think the postal service is sucking money out of people. host: to the larger topic of free-speech and the first amendment? what would you add to it? caller: how do you reconcile inaccurate statements that are accepted by people and promoted by certain people against their ability to exercise their free speech? free-speech said not include inaccurate -- comp
host: clinton township, michigan. good morning. david on independent line. caller: i think diversity of opinion is necessary and it is constructive and stuff, but my thing is, how does that reconcile with people who, with an opinion that is completely contrary to fact and reality? we have seen in a previous segment about the polls full- service, just got done singing that the postal service is funded by the sale of its products only. maybe get a hundred thousand dollars to deliver stuff from...
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juanita from michigan. caller: i am so glad that the conversation is opening up to a broader area than just guns. this is not the first time this tragedy has happened. the entertainment and mental health, those areas, they are being explored. one that i think is kind of weary -- kind of a directly related to it, that explains this act -- this epidemic, that we are seeing in terms of violence, it is possibly related to the drugs that we take. the commercials on television in -- it is so disconcerting, the side effects. almost all the time, the madison -- flue medicine, bizarre behavior, dreams. all of these things alter our mental and psychological -- had a friend who is taking an antidepressant medicine years ago, and she got so frightened because of how it made her just not care about anything. it scared her so much that she really stopped. could she have hurt her children? i think she felt that she could have. these drugs -- to take on the drug industry, we are creating zombies. i think it was interesting
juanita from michigan. caller: i am so glad that the conversation is opening up to a broader area than just guns. this is not the first time this tragedy has happened. the entertainment and mental health, those areas, they are being explored. one that i think is kind of weary -- kind of a directly related to it, that explains this act -- this epidemic, that we are seeing in terms of violence, it is possibly related to the drugs that we take. the commercials on television in -- it is so...
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michigan looks to be a tougher battle then mitt romney bought. this is shaping up to be a contest between mitt romney and rick santorum. mitt romney faces a major test in a michigan primary which was once thought to be an easy win. reporting from detroit, the michigan primary has instead turned into a test for the republican presidential front- runner and an unexpected opportunity for the surging campaign of rick santorum. and in michigan, the former senator from pennsylvania looks like to get the one-on-1 match up he has been craving as newt gingrich and ron paul continued to look past the state. the story in "the baltimore sun." our question for you this morning is what you think of the tentative deal that has been struck over the payroll tax cut. wayne is on our republicans line, good morning. caller: i got cut off the first time, but i got to now. host: that was my fault. sorry about that. caller: i do not like to pay payroll tax cuts. because of social security. we paid into it and that it is want to cut money out of it. well, if they will n
michigan looks to be a tougher battle then mitt romney bought. this is shaping up to be a contest between mitt romney and rick santorum. mitt romney faces a major test in a michigan primary which was once thought to be an easy win. reporting from detroit, the michigan primary has instead turned into a test for the republican presidential front- runner and an unexpected opportunity for the surging campaign of rick santorum. and in michigan, the former senator from pennsylvania looks like to get...
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i have a nephew in michigan and they are changing so much in michigan it is ridiculous. he went to school in michigan, but he lives in california. i have to talk to him to see what he is going to do, and i have to talk to both of my children to make sure they have their id ready, and i tell them to talk to their friends. that -- host: that is from columbus, ohio, where the president will be speaking today. heather smith, go ahead. guest: thank you. it is important issue, and you are doing the right thing, thank you for your work making sure people know that they need id and the rules have changed. it does feel like an attack on students. in texas they passed a law that says you're concealed gun license will count, but your student id will not. fortunately, that was overturned. in wisconsin, they said your student i.d. towns, but only if it needs a criteria that not a single student identification card actually would meet. the law in wisconsin was also stopped. we are fighting back state-by- state every time these are passing, but when you talk to students and if they say
i have a nephew in michigan and they are changing so much in michigan it is ridiculous. he went to school in michigan, but he lives in california. i have to talk to him to see what he is going to do, and i have to talk to both of my children to make sure they have their id ready, and i tell them to talk to their friends. that -- host: that is from columbus, ohio, where the president will be speaking today. heather smith, go ahead. guest: thank you. it is important issue, and you are doing the...
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and jesse in michigan, democratic caller. caller: good morning. i would like to make a couple of comments, please. i have been voting democrat ever since i was old enough to vote. but i believe the democrat party has really left the african- americans out. how is obama decreasing the cost when me and my wife will get $16 this year? host: we have run out of time with the congresswoman. i will have a response to that. guest: that is a very important comment. joerres kelly wright, social security, medicare have kept -- social security, medicare have kept many people out of poverty and they are important to seniors across this country. and the average that seniors get is $14,000 per year. it is not a lot to live on. we have to understand that for so many singers, millions of them in this country, they rely on social security to pay the bills every day and to keep themselves out of poverty and to stay independent and self- reliant. it is something that we have to do and be very careful to protect going forward. i thank you for your comments. host: than
and jesse in michigan, democratic caller. caller: good morning. i would like to make a couple of comments, please. i have been voting democrat ever since i was old enough to vote. but i believe the democrat party has really left the african- americans out. how is obama decreasing the cost when me and my wife will get $16 this year? host: we have run out of time with the congresswoman. i will have a response to that. guest: that is a very important comment. joerres kelly wright, social security,...
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mike in michigan, republican caller. caller: my question is -- when is obama going to pass a budget? harry reid has never brought up a budget proposal to this administration. it is irrelevant. they cannot run an administration without this. they have to pass a budget. host: we got your point and we're getting feedback, so a reminder, you have to turn the television down when you call in. guest: greta, this is a frequent complaint about the u.s. senate, which is controlled by democrats, that they're not passing budgets. you know, it is one that continues. congress and the government can continue to function. we still have national parks and the navy and all kinds of things, even without a formal budget getting approved. they just kind of kick the current spending down the road. you know, we will see if they can finally get to, you know, a more thoughtful and considerate budget. host: a call from an -- a call from alabama, independent. caller: good morning. how is everyone doing this morning? guest: good. caller: speaking
mike in michigan, republican caller. caller: my question is -- when is obama going to pass a budget? harry reid has never brought up a budget proposal to this administration. it is irrelevant. they cannot run an administration without this. they have to pass a budget. host: we got your point and we're getting feedback, so a reminder, you have to turn the television down when you call in. guest: greta, this is a frequent complaint about the u.s. senate, which is controlled by democrats, that...
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here's what the president said yesterday in michigan. [video clip] >> these right to work law don't have to do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. what they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. [cheers and applause] you only have to look to michigan, where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry and to see how unions have helped to build not just a straw upper-middle-class but a stronger america -- stronger middle-class but a stronger america. people and should be focused on the same pink. they should be working to make sure companies like this manufacturer is able to make more great products. that's what they should be focused on. host: distorts free press, courtesy of the newseum in washington, as this headline -- some schools are closed in the state so teachers can also protests that block today. here is the detroit news. there headline -- michigan pro-union people are protesting this law. the republican-led legislature is expected to take it up today. this legi
here's what the president said yesterday in michigan. [video clip] >> these right to work law don't have to do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. what they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. [cheers and applause] you only have to look to michigan, where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry and to see how unions have helped to build not just a straw upper-middle-class but a stronger america -- stronger...
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he was the governor of michigan. a high school in detroit is named for him but during the campaign, zachary taylor's campaign liked to make fun of his name because he felt that it rhymed with gas and every opportunity that they had including the song ralph taylor is the man uses that rhyme within the song. host: if you want to get more information on these books and campaign posters dating back to george washington in 2008, library of congress web site is loc.gov. thank you very much for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. enjoyed it. host: we'll open our phone lines and tell us what is on your mind on this sunday morning. it is, of course, mother's day. we're back in a moment. host: it is sunday, may 13th. we want to open our phone lines. many of you from time to time asking for a chance to share your thoughts about anything in the news and so now here is your opportunity. 202 is the area code, 737-0001 is the line for democrats and 202-737-0002 for republicans. we have a line for independents. you can se
he was the governor of michigan. a high school in detroit is named for him but during the campaign, zachary taylor's campaign liked to make fun of his name because he felt that it rhymed with gas and every opportunity that they had including the song ralph taylor is the man uses that rhyme within the song. host: if you want to get more information on these books and campaign posters dating back to george washington in 2008, library of congress web site is loc.gov. thank you very much for being...
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host: thanks for your caller, amanda, from michigan. debbie stab gnaw is in the race for michigan this year. next is another ohio caller. this is joe from cleveland. you're on the air. hi, joe. caller: hi, c-span. thank you for c-span incidentally. i'm supporting brown because he's the solid backer of affordable health care law. i work with a number of republicans where i work and they were all against this affordable health care law. but guess what? they announced they're going to close our company and move the work to canada and tennessee and now, some of the gentlemen that were totally against the affordable health care are realizing that that's really going to help them in the transition between this job and the next job if it takes maybe a year to get reemployed. and all of a sudden, it's not such a bad idea. it's funny when it doesn't affect you. it's terrible. but when all of a sudden you're affected by bad things happening, it becomes wonderful. host: joe, how is the ohio economy? are you seeing any signs of recovery? caller: we
host: thanks for your caller, amanda, from michigan. debbie stab gnaw is in the race for michigan this year. next is another ohio caller. this is joe from cleveland. you're on the air. hi, joe. caller: hi, c-span. thank you for c-span incidentally. i'm supporting brown because he's the solid backer of affordable health care law. i work with a number of republicans where i work and they were all against this affordable health care law. but guess what? they announced they're going to close our...
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host: wanda is a democratic caller in michigan. caller: good morning. i wanted to make a statement about the united states supreme court. it is turned the progress into a money-buying situation. the more money out there for the gop is ruining our constitutional rights and what the people what. can the citizens united thing be repealed? byest: it can't be repealed the legislature. there is a very elaborate and ciampi process to amend the constitution. it is an interpretation of the constitution and simply cannot be changed by statutes. more disclosure should be required. i have advocated that the greater disclosure so that we know more about who is 50c-4 andng to the50c-4 the super pacs. there is a separation of powers that would prevent barriers to that investigation. new: we're talking about a cbo report. the federal debt will reach 70% of gdp. here are more details on that. debt held would reach 109% of the economy. the number is called skecary on the post parisan blog. host: how'd you come to a meeting of the mines and find bipartisan compromise -- m
host: wanda is a democratic caller in michigan. caller: good morning. i wanted to make a statement about the united states supreme court. it is turned the progress into a money-buying situation. the more money out there for the gop is ruining our constitutional rights and what the people what. can the citizens united thing be repealed? byest: it can't be repealed the legislature. there is a very elaborate and ciampi process to amend the constitution. it is an interpretation of the constitution...
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there's one in michigan that is leaking. one of them out west has been leaking the last two months or three months and it has oil on top of the ground. it also affects the production of food and when it rains it floats on top of the water. when the water dissipates, it goes into the ground. thank you. host: here's an e-mail -- doris is on the line from chicago. good morning. caller: the vp pick usually mirrors the views of the presidential candidate. ryan was one of the 15 republicans that met on obama's inauguration night and decided to obstruct the recovery of the country. if people look at history they will see that when we have republicans in charge for any length of time, we have had financial disasters. we had a parade of republican presidents and then what happened was we had the great depression. enter a democrat and we had recovered. then came ronald reagan and bush and we have the savings and loan scandals. here comes another democrat to save our nation, bill clinton. it only took bush and dick cheney one-term to b
there's one in michigan that is leaking. one of them out west has been leaking the last two months or three months and it has oil on top of the ground. it also affects the production of food and when it rains it floats on top of the water. when the water dissipates, it goes into the ground. thank you. host: here's an e-mail -- doris is on the line from chicago. good morning. caller: the vp pick usually mirrors the views of the presidential candidate. ryan was one of the 15 republicans that met...
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those people in ohio and michigan -- right now, the zero -- the economy in ohio and michigan and i spend a lot of time in wisconsin -- they will be voting for obama because of that bailout. romney can pick up the democratic states, north carolina and florida. obama could lose the popular vote due to an increased amount of republican turnout this year and the effects of sandy and the northeast. it could hurt democratic turnout there. i saw police see -- i solidly see an obama victory. host: the washington post is writing about myths about the electoral college. guest: the caller was right. states like new jersey and new york will not affect the electoral college. president obama win those. huge numbers for running in the south. there is a chance for an electoral college-popular vote split. host: who are you pulling for now? guest: in the senate races, we are in michigan, wisconsin, nevada, the governor's race in new hampshire. we do 75 congressional races. we started off with 53 incumbents going into this election. we do some polling for the romney campaign. host: what is happening for th
those people in ohio and michigan -- right now, the zero -- the economy in ohio and michigan and i spend a lot of time in wisconsin -- they will be voting for obama because of that bailout. romney can pick up the democratic states, north carolina and florida. obama could lose the popular vote due to an increased amount of republican turnout this year and the effects of sandy and the northeast. it could hurt democratic turnout there. i saw police see -- i solidly see an obama victory. host: the...
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host: in michigan, lawrence is a democrat prepared -- a democrat. caller: as far as all the security and coverage that we have for mental health issues, will there be any more money coming from homeland security for mental health issues? we need better coverage. host: lawrence, before we let you go, do you have any sense how your local community uses, and security grant? what michigan does with the money gets from the federal government? caller: i do know we have politicians the do their best. what exactly do, i'm not sure. guest: the issue of mental health is certainly a major one facing the u.s. ran out and what happened with the tragic incidents as last week underscored the need some for mental health. -- the need for mental health. health and human services, hhs, has units that help state allen local communities address their mental health issues. host: do citizens generally have an idea what their states are using the homeland security grants for? is it on the website or their clearing houses? guest: we issued a report earlier this year that lo
host: in michigan, lawrence is a democrat prepared -- a democrat. caller: as far as all the security and coverage that we have for mental health issues, will there be any more money coming from homeland security for mental health issues? we need better coverage. host: lawrence, before we let you go, do you have any sense how your local community uses, and security grant? what michigan does with the money gets from the federal government? caller: i do know we have politicians the do their best....
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this is ken from michigan. caller: ironically, i work for the state of michigan unemployment insurance agency. a hundred thousand people collected and stitches. governor snyder decided he wants to lead off -- 100,000 people collected extensions. i do not think this is a good man, governor snyder. host: what are your plans for making it? i graduated from oakland university. i have said -- sent out to resume is -- resumes. what else can i do? host: what are the responses? caller: i have gotten a response from an appliance store. i want to put my college education to work. maybe medical billing or something along the lines of being an unemployment claims representative. host: are you collecting unemployment? caller: only as a last resort. i do not want to collect on insurance -- unemployment insurance. another thing governor schneider did was that they cut an insurance -- unemployment insurance from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. the unemployment rate is still at 9%. it will probably shoot up after yesterday's announcement
this is ken from michigan. caller: ironically, i work for the state of michigan unemployment insurance agency. a hundred thousand people collected and stitches. governor snyder decided he wants to lead off -- 100,000 people collected extensions. i do not think this is a good man, governor snyder. host: what are your plans for making it? i graduated from oakland university. i have said -- sent out to resume is -- resumes. what else can i do? host: what are the responses? caller: i have gotten a...
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flint, michigan is like a war zone. we have shootings almost every day. the cops are trying to get it under control. we have help from the state police, but people don't have anything to do, and they are going to drink and fight and everything else. host: do they make any cars in flint anymore? caller: yes, but without obama, we would have no industry here whatsoever. pitbull hold obama responsible for the fact that congress is full of obstructionists. if they elect romney and ryan, they are obstructionists. that is why he never got anything done. he got some things done, very good things, but nobody wants to talk about those. host: are you supporting the president for reelection? caller: absolutely. so are my parents, my siblings, and every friend i have. host: a couple more facebook comments -- if you want to continue the conversation, you can go to facebook.com/cspan. you can make comments and communicate with some of the other viewers of c-span. coming up in a few minutes, we will be looking at the foreign- policy the president obama and the foreign p
flint, michigan is like a war zone. we have shootings almost every day. the cops are trying to get it under control. we have help from the state police, but people don't have anything to do, and they are going to drink and fight and everything else. host: do they make any cars in flint anymore? caller: yes, but without obama, we would have no industry here whatsoever. pitbull hold obama responsible for the fact that congress is full of obstructionists. if they elect romney and ryan, they are...
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travis is on the phone from battle creek, michigan. caller: i have not heard anything about ron paul. we have all forgot about him. i never thought i would say this, but i kind of agree with mitt romney. the president said he would do this and that and also said our troops would be home. , butot going to send more he did. i cannot really trust him. he also said i cannot suspend deportation through executive order, but he's making it so if an illegal immigrant threatens national security, they can stay here little longer and apply for a visa. he is doing it. mitt romney, i don't even know why he's still in the race. he did the whole of votes for subs thing. offering sandwiches for votes. i don't see how you could support him when he's pro-life and then he's pro-choice and so on. host: thanks for the call. chris says -- in the baltimore sun -- the president taking aim at that yesterday as he campaigned in iowa. [video clip] >> i'm told governor romney pose a new running mate might be around this state the next few days. he's one of the l
travis is on the phone from battle creek, michigan. caller: i have not heard anything about ron paul. we have all forgot about him. i never thought i would say this, but i kind of agree with mitt romney. the president said he would do this and that and also said our troops would be home. , butot going to send more he did. i cannot really trust him. he also said i cannot suspend deportation through executive order, but he's making it so if an illegal immigrant threatens national security, they...
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in michigan and there is a 12 point difference. pennsylvania, a seven. a difference. new mexico his 11 points. those are the swing states. you know where you are from and if you're a swing state. we will begin those in just a minute after we talk to linda. caller: high. this was a great debate. finally we are reaching into substance and what is at core with the problem, which is the stated philosophy. one is talking about how to make something go and the other is talking about why we make it go. the reasons why we wanted to go that way. we are talking about the difference between service and sales. mr. romney is presenting a good case for service. he does the math in and out. he has been in corporate for 15 years. he has all the technical skills to carry out the goals of the philosophy and the people. he makes the best arguments so far about why to have a constitutional amendment voted on by the people as co presidency that would provide a connection between left and right to that would turn us into a unilateral one party system. it would shed what makes us different
in michigan and there is a 12 point difference. pennsylvania, a seven. a difference. new mexico his 11 points. those are the swing states. you know where you are from and if you're a swing state. we will begin those in just a minute after we talk to linda. caller: high. this was a great debate. finally we are reaching into substance and what is at core with the problem, which is the stated philosophy. one is talking about how to make something go and the other is talking about why we make it...
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if the old country was run like new york and california and maryland and michigan, we would be in trouble. it takes 1/6 of the entire population. usually there is a balanced budget. we do not need california and new york running the entire country. we do not need to be like greece. i'm concerned about the senate. we have harry reid. i did not seal one person in the house and one person in the senate can stand there and turn around and you have one guy like a dictator of a third world country to have a debate. host: does get a response from bob edgar. guest: harry reid can stop a lot of legislation. republican senators have done the same thing. one senator can put a hold on an appointment. president obama had the use power to appoint the head of a consumer agency that was passed by the house and senate. a handful of senators did not like the law itself, they blocked a qualified person for that position. in all states, they have been blocked by one senator making that decision to put a hold on that vote. the senate has complicated rules and a lot of respect for each other. we think that is
if the old country was run like new york and california and maryland and michigan, we would be in trouble. it takes 1/6 of the entire population. usually there is a balanced budget. we do not need california and new york running the entire country. we do not need to be like greece. i'm concerned about the senate. we have harry reid. i did not seal one person in the house and one person in the senate can stand there and turn around and you have one guy like a dictator of a third world country to...
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since this is about the michigan, they look at michigan auto industry employment, ohio, an indian appear right now, indiana has about 60,000 auto workers. michigan, almost 132,000 auto workers. that is where it stands now. the next call comes from bolton, mississippi. james drives an american car. hi, james. caller: yes, i cannot understand how we are still in debt when all these bailout people claim and the president admits they paid their bailout back with interest. where did that money go? that is my question. host: thank you for calling in. from "the wall street journal" -- "economic gains aid obama." hohost: that is in "the wall street journal." and in "the washington post," wikileaks founder, julian assange is getting his own tv show. in "the washington post." the next call comes from new york city. michael is a foreign car owner. what do you think about the u.s. being involves in the auto industry? caller: i am canadian. the germans subsidized their industry, and i think correctly so, and so did the japanese. i think obama has missed a unique opportunity of john f. kennedy and als
since this is about the michigan, they look at michigan auto industry employment, ohio, an indian appear right now, indiana has about 60,000 auto workers. michigan, almost 132,000 auto workers. that is where it stands now. the next call comes from bolton, mississippi. james drives an american car. hi, james. caller: yes, i cannot understand how we are still in debt when all these bailout people claim and the president admits they paid their bailout back with interest. where did that money go?...
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mike in michigan. caller: everybody is saying that mitt romney and rick santorum are in the lead in michigan. we have not seen any romney or santorum supporters of. michigan. host: who are you going to support? caller: ron paul, all the way. guest: his supporters will walk to the end of the earth for that guy. look at the number of delegates he is collecting. there's no real path for him. but he raises a lot of money. he has a lot of supporters and they have stouck with him from four years ago. ron paul ran four years ago. he has been ripped off by the other republican candidates this time. he is crazy talking about the fed. people thought he was on a different planet four years ago. this time around, all the publicans have come to him. it is hard to say why he did not catch on with the more mainstream republicans. i do think that he hopes to hand over the keys to is kingdom to his son, rand paul, who is a lot more of a mainstream -- he won a statewide race in kentucky. host: what role will ron paul pl
mike in michigan. caller: everybody is saying that mitt romney and rick santorum are in the lead in michigan. we have not seen any romney or santorum supporters of. michigan. host: who are you going to support? caller: ron paul, all the way. guest: his supporters will walk to the end of the earth for that guy. look at the number of delegates he is collecting. there's no real path for him. but he raises a lot of money. he has a lot of supporters and they have stouck with him from four years ago....
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host: alice, you live in michigan. how much advertising are you seeing, are you listening to, are you reading in your papers? >> i view a lot of that on tv. it's disgusting. happy let's hear from pat in fenton, who's calling on our independent line. let's get you going here. pat, what do you think? caller: well, first, thanks for c-span. i think as a lunch pail republican that i'm going to vote for santorum. romney has talked about the bailout in ways that have upset me. he's blamed it all on the unions, the economic problems that the automobile companies had instead of years of bad management, and from his own mouth, he has reinforced what santorum has had to say. host: are you hearing -- are you talking to friends of yours, are you talking to family, are you hearing about their impressions of how they're going to vote tomorrow? caller: yes, and for the most part, they're going to hold our noses and vote for santorum, because we don't feel like he is attacking the average person in the way that the romney campaign has
host: alice, you live in michigan. how much advertising are you seeing, are you listening to, are you reading in your papers? >> i view a lot of that on tv. it's disgusting. happy let's hear from pat in fenton, who's calling on our independent line. let's get you going here. pat, what do you think? caller: well, first, thanks for c-span. i think as a lunch pail republican that i'm going to vote for santorum. romney has talked about the bailout in ways that have upset me. he's blamed it...
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i can go to a store in michigan every day now and see a help wanted sign. guest: barbara, i appreciate you outlining that so clearly from the point of the deal of an independent voter. i do believe that the president has acted in what he believes was the best interest of the american people. that has not always been popular in my own party. in this very rapid news cycle, i think we tend to forget where people come from. he made the decision on the auto industry rescue and how it would be structured because he truly believe that it was in the best interests of an entire sector, not just in michigan, ohio, indiana, but entire sector of the upper midwest. he made that decision and it flew in the face of a lot of resistance. he has talked about education issues that have not always been popularly received by sectors of my own party. he did that because he truly believes he is leading the american people from the metal out. -- middle out. i thing that is why the other side likes to throw around these political science work like socialism. in reality, he has been
i can go to a store in michigan every day now and see a help wanted sign. guest: barbara, i appreciate you outlining that so clearly from the point of the deal of an independent voter. i do believe that the president has acted in what he believes was the best interest of the american people. that has not always been popular in my own party. in this very rapid news cycle, i think we tend to forget where people come from. he made the decision on the auto industry rescue and how it would be...
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host: michigan, you are on the air. caller: i would kind of like to know about access to the blm land. they tell people they cannot go on the other 20,000 acres. but you guys have so much control over the land and these people have to come to you for oil rights, but i cannot tell them any oil is for the benefit of the american people not to help your budget? how about my budget? the price of gas needs to go down. guest: access to blm land is closely regulated. i will not say it is closely monitored, but we do have some responsibility to keep people and cattle separate. that does not mean individuals cannot step on it, but prudent management practices would suggest you cannot allow everyone and his brother and near a heard. as far as using oil for the benefit of the u.s. people, one of the issues that will keep coming up, these are international commodities and they can go anywhere in the world. host: last caller, republican for david givens. caller: good morning. i worked as a management for hess corporate, a midwestern
host: michigan, you are on the air. caller: i would kind of like to know about access to the blm land. they tell people they cannot go on the other 20,000 acres. but you guys have so much control over the land and these people have to come to you for oil rights, but i cannot tell them any oil is for the benefit of the american people not to help your budget? how about my budget? the price of gas needs to go down. guest: access to blm land is closely regulated. i will not say it is closely...
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ralph is on the phone from kalamazoo, michigan. good morning to you. caller: yes, i was interested at the end of the questioning the jamie dimon endorsed the simpson-bowles plan. i thought that was remarkable. that would have been newsworthy because the simpson-bowles plan calls for tax increases, spending cuts. i don't think simpson-bowles talks about tax cuts for the rich like the republicans. i don't know how you balance the budget by cutting taxes. i am interested that jamie dimon is endorsing simpson-bowles. paul ryan voted against simpson- bowles when he was on the simpson-bowles committee. host: thanks for the call. back to our facebook page, a couple comments -- and from our twitter page -- ron is on the phone from cincinnati, ohio on our independent line. caller: we have laws that regulate those guys. why don't we have lost for the people in business? they get to do what they want to do. they get to pay whatever taxes they want to. when they get taxed, they add that cost into the cost of the product anyway. until we get control of the people w
ralph is on the phone from kalamazoo, michigan. good morning to you. caller: yes, i was interested at the end of the questioning the jamie dimon endorsed the simpson-bowles plan. i thought that was remarkable. that would have been newsworthy because the simpson-bowles plan calls for tax increases, spending cuts. i don't think simpson-bowles talks about tax cuts for the rich like the republicans. i don't know how you balance the budget by cutting taxes. i am interested that jamie dimon is...
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saving one company -- is calling for michigan -- she is calling from michigan. if you saved gm and all the other jobs disappeared to thailand, i would say gm would not be such a big deal. you have to look at the economy as a whole and make a judgment about whether the president deserves to be reelected. host: headline on the front page of "the wall street journal" this morning. host: richard is a republican in mississippi. caller: good morning. why "politico" is nothing more than an arm of the democratic party. why they think they can get away with supporting obama? every story, if there is something bad about him, you will get to something good. general motors owes the government $25 billion. you people to amaze me. "politico" is a left-wing organization. you're supposed to be an expert. host: how often do you read their website? caller: two or three times a week, for amazement. guest: thank you for your support. we are not the things that you suggested we are. in terms of gm and the gm.ernment's stake in m people are uncomfortable with the government taking st
saving one company -- is calling for michigan -- she is calling from michigan. if you saved gm and all the other jobs disappeared to thailand, i would say gm would not be such a big deal. you have to look at the economy as a whole and make a judgment about whether the president deserves to be reelected. host: headline on the front page of "the wall street journal" this morning. host: richard is a republican in mississippi. caller: good morning. why "politico" is nothing more...
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memphis, michigan, you're next. caller: ok. i wanted to say the man who wants to be the leader of the free world, he cannot be critical of rush. clear channel is owned by bing, where romney made all of his millions. in 19 -- i can go on to the archives of your c-span, and show you a picture of rush limbaugh, surrounded by all the republicans sitting there like a queen de. this man should be cast gated. host: so we're talking about ohio this morning. what's your question of that? caller: my question is about romney and what is watching all this tv and all the people that win after the now -- went after the now governor of ohio who is a romney man, i'm sure the ohio teachers and they're going to turn this election over. they're laughing at the republicans. republicans are laughing at themselves and you know that. host: we'll leave it there and let mr. heath respond as he wishes. guest: let me just clarify mr. john casic has not endorsed. he endorsed several previous candidates for president but he has not endorsed the current cro
memphis, michigan, you're next. caller: ok. i wanted to say the man who wants to be the leader of the free world, he cannot be critical of rush. clear channel is owned by bing, where romney made all of his millions. in 19 -- i can go on to the archives of your c-span, and show you a picture of rush limbaugh, surrounded by all the republicans sitting there like a queen de. this man should be cast gated. host: so we're talking about ohio this morning. what's your question of that? caller: my...
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host: barb on the line for republicans from commerce, michigan. go ahead. caller: i would like to find out if it's all right for president obama to receive $10 million from george soros. where are you getting your money? guest: it is not ok for president obama to get $10 million from george soros. there are contribution limits on his presidential committee. he could not accept $10 million for mr. soros or anybody else. he does have the superpac, priorities usa, which is not coordinated with mr. obama, just like mitt romney is not associated with restore our future. anybody can commit money to the superpac. i am not aware mr. soros has contributed any to "the new york times" that. reported earlier that he has not donated to that. mr. soros has said obama and romney are one in the same. host: do you want to talk about where citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington gets its funding? guest: we get our funding from people who support our mission and of nations to support our mission. host: what is your budget for the year? guest: the budget is about
host: barb on the line for republicans from commerce, michigan. go ahead. caller: i would like to find out if it's all right for president obama to receive $10 million from george soros. where are you getting your money? guest: it is not ok for president obama to get $10 million from george soros. there are contribution limits on his presidential committee. he could not accept $10 million for mr. soros or anybody else. he does have the superpac, priorities usa, which is not coordinated with mr....
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host: here is a story out of michigan. "connecticut gun laws allow permit holders to have handguns in schools but fall short of measures approved by michigan lawmakers. they must also give the gun owner permission." host: texas, san antonio, good morning. caller: my spin on the guns is that we have got to get rid of the 2, 2, 3, and the high- powered rifles. i know that i spent 27 years there and i know the difference. the speed that the bullet hits your shoulder, they would just be wounded. these band-16's, you could hit them in the hand. the speed of the bullet just explodes. i would estimate that even if the guy was using the old semi- automatic, people would be killed. i know it is not much, but if we could just get away with the assault rifles, it would hold down the massacres, like what happened in the school. only half would have been killed. from my knowledge of weapons over 27 years, it is different. you hear that a person is 45 with a bullet, it is so slow it will not even penetrate you or knock you down. it gets
host: here is a story out of michigan. "connecticut gun laws allow permit holders to have handguns in schools but fall short of measures approved by michigan lawmakers. they must also give the gun owner permission." host: texas, san antonio, good morning. caller: my spin on the guns is that we have got to get rid of the 2, 2, 3, and the high- powered rifles. i know that i spent 27 years there and i know the difference. the speed that the bullet hits your shoulder, they would just be...
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jim from michigan on our line for democrats. how are you? caller: i am great. how are you. host: where is your city? caller: it is near south bend, indiana near where notre dame is. i have a comment on your previous caller first. one of the impressions one could get with the way he talked to obama is like our spending started with obama -- out of control spending. that was in place with bush. obama inherited it. with our wars in iraq and afghanistan. i am believe that it seems like we have notes choice but to let the fiscal cliff happen because there is no way that we have no choice but to let the fiscal cliff -- there is no way but to let the fiscal cliff happen. guest: that is a popular notion, particularly among republicans. they are not liking the defense cuts. there is a growing sentiment among some of them that if you go over the cliff, you will get actual real $2 dollars in spending cuts. some of them are eager about that. it is not necessarily public thing right now. they are talking to each other and saying, is this the worst thing if we go over this? democrats on
jim from michigan on our line for democrats. how are you? caller: i am great. how are you. host: where is your city? caller: it is near south bend, indiana near where notre dame is. i have a comment on your previous caller first. one of the impressions one could get with the way he talked to obama is like our spending started with obama -- out of control spending. that was in place with bush. obama inherited it. with our wars in iraq and afghanistan. i am believe that it seems like we have...
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i live on a small lake in michigan. fema did a flight photograph and the bottom of my hope is -- home is 12 feet off the river. two dams create a lake. two feet means it would go over the spillway, so we would have to have a catastrophic flood before my home would be touched by high water. but i will be forced into buying flood insurance. york, with the previous caller about sharing this, i am paying flood insurance, which i will never use, for people that are not really smart and have built structures below sea level. every couple of years, we have to go back down and rebuild the dykes and it's ridiculous. if i built my home below the flood level, shame on me for being that stupid. guest: the costs right now are not based on the risks that people face. there are homeowners with lower rates paying much more than those with higher risks. they shoudld take it up with fema. the rate varies in relation to where the water comes. if you are up out of it, you should have lower rates to compensate you for reducing your risk. to
i live on a small lake in michigan. fema did a flight photograph and the bottom of my hope is -- home is 12 feet off the river. two dams create a lake. two feet means it would go over the spillway, so we would have to have a catastrophic flood before my home would be touched by high water. but i will be forced into buying flood insurance. york, with the previous caller about sharing this, i am paying flood insurance, which i will never use, for people that are not really smart and have built...
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host: let's hear from an independent scholar in michigan. caller: good morning, mr. henry -- my question has to do with the drone we lost in the mideast where they apparently tricked into landing in their country against their wishes. how much technology did we lose there? how is the investigation going on that issue? i think those drones should have a self-destruct if they have loss of control so that you can burn up all the relic -- all the circuitry that needs to be kept secret. guest: i don't have specific information about that particular case. if, in fact, there was some intrusion into a computer network that may have controlled that piece of military equipment, i have no knowledge of that particular case. all of our networks are connected. the vulnerability is such that if an adversary can access the network, they can make changes to what equipment does. one of the threats i talked about is the terrorist groups looking at our infrastructure. they are looking at industrial control systems and these are the computers that control the big equipment that power is
host: let's hear from an independent scholar in michigan. caller: good morning, mr. henry -- my question has to do with the drone we lost in the mideast where they apparently tricked into landing in their country against their wishes. how much technology did we lose there? how is the investigation going on that issue? i think those drones should have a self-destruct if they have loss of control so that you can burn up all the relic -- all the circuitry that needs to be kept secret. guest: i...
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host: flint, michigan. good morning. curtis, democrats line. caller: yes. when they named george bush over gore for president, oh, it was the best thing since sliced bread. now supreme court please the republicans every right. and i think the supreme court got this one right. and i'm for the supreme court. like clarence thomas, we can't get rid of him for nothing. host: so when you say they're about right, elaborate on that. caller: i think they're about right. they get it right. and i think the supreme court do the right thing most of the time. i give them credit that they try to do the right thing. i think they are right. host: stevens point, wisconsin. andy, independent line. hi. caller: hello, pedro. i would like to say the supreme court is wrong on several different levels. first of all, i don't agree with a lot of decisions they've made. republicans are supposed to be really big about states rights but they turned the marijuana bill in california. since united, i can go on and -- citizens united, i can go on and on. one thing that disappoints me is th
host: flint, michigan. good morning. curtis, democrats line. caller: yes. when they named george bush over gore for president, oh, it was the best thing since sliced bread. now supreme court please the republicans every right. and i think the supreme court got this one right. and i'm for the supreme court. like clarence thomas, we can't get rid of him for nothing. host: so when you say they're about right, elaborate on that. caller: i think they're about right. they get it right. and i think...
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in the state of michigan. they have raised taxes on our pensions. thank you. host: next is a viewer from hawaii, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. we have a class warfare in our country, obviously. i lived in a very, very democrat state as you well know. in fact it is called the people's republic of hawaii. we are not suffering from what you guys are suffering from on the mainland. we only have 6.5% unemployment here. but what the president neglected as he did last year is his own simpson-bowles recommendations. if we do not get our country back into the black, that's $4 trillion starting since january 1, 2015, we're going to have drastic guns across the border, because it europe falls, we all fall. and all the teleprompter speeches by are handsome put thet ain't going to egg back together again. host: if you remember the air florida crash back in the early the federal page of the washington post, after three decades, along . it's become a tradition for the president to showcase heroes and in
in the state of michigan. they have raised taxes on our pensions. thank you. host: next is a viewer from hawaii, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. we have a class warfare in our country, obviously. i lived in a very, very democrat state as you well know. in fact it is called the people's republic of hawaii. we are not suffering from what you guys are suffering from on the mainland. we only have 6.5% unemployment here. but what the president neglected as he did last year is his...
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you introduce me as governor of michigan. but at one point in the 1990's, unemployment was down to 3.1%. we were competing. you see in all 50 states, governors with strong economic development efforts. all pay attention. what is interesting, you see that in other countries, too. you can see the governor of singapore knocking on doors and saying come invest here. the united states is the only nation that does not have an economic growth strategy. when the state of north carolina competes against the state of ohio, they are offering benefits to work for a company. some really important benefit. but today, we often send north carolina or ohio out to compete against singapore, brazil, where european country. that is one of the reasons why we talk about the highest corporate tax rate in the world. you cannot as a state provide any incentive to come here verses' going to canada. we think the nation needs to be thinking in a much more competitive way. host: this is from "the wall street journal." all of the different options from th
you introduce me as governor of michigan. but at one point in the 1990's, unemployment was down to 3.1%. we were competing. you see in all 50 states, governors with strong economic development efforts. all pay attention. what is interesting, you see that in other countries, too. you can see the governor of singapore knocking on doors and saying come invest here. the united states is the only nation that does not have an economic growth strategy. when the state of north carolina competes against...
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curt in flint, michigan. caller: good morning. one quick comment. then i will hang up. criminals do not care what laws you put in, they will get the weapons, get whatever they need to get the job done. thank you. goodbye. guest: that is certainly true to the extent that that is how criminals think. this is a problem that people disagree with what the solution will be, the problem being gun violence like the shooting on friday. if we all agreed on exactly what the solution work, then congress would pass it tomorrow, but they do not agree. i think we will see a debate about the most effective solutions. do they have to do with mental health? when the ding the supply of fire arms? the combination? are there other things that can be done? -- limiting the supply of fire arms. host: this is a tweet in one to build a question from it. do you have a definition of an assault and gun rifle, and whether or not you do or not, as well could the president change the definition of assault? guest: that is a fascinating question. if you look at legislation that has been introduced in th
curt in flint, michigan. caller: good morning. one quick comment. then i will hang up. criminals do not care what laws you put in, they will get the weapons, get whatever they need to get the job done. thank you. goodbye. guest: that is certainly true to the extent that that is how criminals think. this is a problem that people disagree with what the solution will be, the problem being gun violence like the shooting on friday. if we all agreed on exactly what the solution work, then congress...
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i have lived here in monroe, michigan my whole life. there have not been any jobs in this town in monroe and we need to bring back michigan -- host: you have to stop listening to yourself on the tv. go ahead with your thoughts. caller: we need to go ahead because people are hurting in the monroe county. host: justin, independent line. turn down your tv while you're waiting. our phone screener would appreciate that. ahead. caller: the ceo of transcanada pipelines have never researched anything that goes on in this country. that is why when they listen to fox news or abc, they only have one point of view. host: to the jobs bill and what was done? your thoughts? caller: they had 2.5 years to do a bipartisan bill to -- for jobs. on the second hand, the republicans only got in because they talk about jobs. in virginia, georgia, and all of those areas, they're passing legislation for abortion. host: what is wrong with the jobs bill? caller: i think this is a last- minute thing. i drive to d.c. almost every day and everything is last minute. h
i have lived here in monroe, michigan my whole life. there have not been any jobs in this town in monroe and we need to bring back michigan -- host: you have to stop listening to yourself on the tv. go ahead with your thoughts. caller: we need to go ahead because people are hurting in the monroe county. host: justin, independent line. turn down your tv while you're waiting. our phone screener would appreciate that. ahead. caller: the ceo of transcanada pipelines have never researched anything...
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paul in michigan. your son is an active duty. caller: how are you today? mark, i wanted to talk to you and maybe add some at the observation with my son that might add to the conversation. my son was deployed in afghanistan and his vehicle was destroyed by and ied. he was diagnosed with ptsd. when he got home from honolulu, i thought he got really great care concerning tbi and ptsd to what i saw as a problem for him was his chain of command. not the actual medical treatment. as you said, and i would confirm, those symptoms did not manifest until sometime after he got home from combat. he seemed fine out there. he was not evacuated with the rest of his injured crewmembers to a hospital at the time of the blast. they did not see anything wrong with him. when he got back, it got worse and worse as time went on. what i saw happening to him was a lot of ridicule from sergeants and superior officers to couple of days before he was to deploy a second time to afghanistan, the doctor decided he was unfit to go. he received all kinds of ridicule. you are a sissy. yo
paul in michigan. your son is an active duty. caller: how are you today? mark, i wanted to talk to you and maybe add some at the observation with my son that might add to the conversation. my son was deployed in afghanistan and his vehicle was destroyed by and ied. he was diagnosed with ptsd. when he got home from honolulu, i thought he got really great care concerning tbi and ptsd to what i saw as a problem for him was his chain of command. not the actual medical treatment. as you said, and i...
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host: next up is john from michigan on airline for democrats. caller: i have a question for the lobbyists. . he probably knows more of -- bears a gallup poll about marijuana legalization at 52%. we have a medical marijuana law in michigan. can you gauge the support in congress? why is there such a disconnect between what the american people want for legalization of marijuana and that 52%, you would expect to see more representatives introducing this legislation. guest: there is a lot of reasons for this but people tend to think that the system is broken when, in fact, they have not used it. your voice is extremely important. the people who signed that petition, people reflected in whatever poll was taken, those people need to take their responsibility and lobby for the utilization of marijuana. you can help them out of that is your position by making sure that you express your voice to the members of congress that represent you. it sounds like you learned in school and you have forgotten it. folks have to remember that they have to exercise thei
host: next up is john from michigan on airline for democrats. caller: i have a question for the lobbyists. . he probably knows more of -- bears a gallup poll about marijuana legalization at 52%. we have a medical marijuana law in michigan. can you gauge the support in congress? why is there such a disconnect between what the american people want for legalization of marijuana and that 52%, you would expect to see more representatives introducing this legislation. guest: there is a lot of reasons...